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The Digital Academic

In this ebook, you will find out how becoming a Digital Academic can be a powerful tool that can potentially shape discussions in higher education and help you become a thought leader.

PhD employability: Career pathways and recruiter insights

PhD Employability and post-doctoral pathways have been hot topics within research/academic circles for some time now. It is well understood that the ever-growing number of PhD qualified candidates can no longer expect to take the traditional academic route. Academic job markets in many research-intensive countries are becoming saturated. Over the…>

Interactive CPD Toolkit

A Step-by-Step Guide to Progress your career and record your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) To help with your career progression and achieving your goals we have produced a 37-page interactive electronic toolkit on CPD giving you a structured and step-by-step approach to your professional development. This toolkit will help you: Assess and…>

PhD Vlog Introduction: Wade Kelly

Meet Wade, a second-year PhD student in International Studies at the Charles Sturt University, Australia. In this video Wade introduces you to his vlog, and what to expect from his vlogs over the next month, including travelling to Europe for conferences, carrying out transcriptions and starting his analysis work. Follow…>

PhD Vlog Week 1: Wade Kelly

Meet Wade, a second year PhD student in International Studies at the Charles Sturt University, Australia. In Week 1, Wade is planning ahead for the next few years, balancing teaching, transcribing interviews for his research, and preparing to present during a trip to Copenhagen. Follow the vlogging series as we…>

PhD Vlog Week 2: Wade Kelly

Meet Wade, a second-year PhD student in International Studies at the Charles Sturt University, Australia. In Week Two, Wade attends his university’s Research Retreat Centre for a week to see other types of research and to network. He has just hosted Nerd Nite too and arranged for a speaker to…>

PhD Vlog Week 3: Wade Kelly

Meet Wade, a second year PhD student in International Studies at the Charles Sturt University, Australia. In Week Three Wade discusses his work-life balance as a PhD student and talks about a Ground Theory workshop he has recently attended and how it helped him to fill gaps in his knowledge….>

PhD Vlog Week 4: Wade Kelly

Meet Wade, a second-year PhD student in International Studies at the Charles Stuart University, Australia. In Week Four, Wade speaks to us from Copenhagen, where he has travelled to for a conference organised by the Association for Information Science and Technology. Wade describes the experience as simultaneously exhausting and thoroughly…>

PhD Vlog 6 Months On: Wade Kelly

Meet Wade who started his PhD in International Studies at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, Australia. We followed Wade for 1 month in the autumn of 2016, you can watch back his vlogs here: http://bit.ly/wadevlogs In this video, we check in with Wade to see how he has got…>

PhD Vlogs 1 Year On: Wade Kelly

Meet Wade who started his PhD in International Studies at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, Australia. We followed Wade for 1 month in the autumn of 2016, you can watch back his vlogs here: http://bit.ly/wadevlogs In this video, we check in with Wade one year on from his original…>